Poisons Act, 1964-1970
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119931 OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Published by Authority at 3 .30 p .m .) No. 35 ] PERTH : TUESDAY, 15th JUNE [ 1976 APPENDIX "A99 POISONS ACT, 1964-1970. 15 June, 1976.] GOVERNMENT GAZ TE, W .A. 1995 3 AT a meeting of the Executive Council held in Executive Council Chamber at Perth, this 2nd day of June, 1976, the following Order in Council was authorised to be issued :- Poisons Act, 1964-1970 . ORDER IN COUNCIL . WHEREAS by section 21 of the Poisons Act, 1964-1970, it is provided, inter alia, that the Governor may from time to time by Order in Council amend any of the schedules referred to in section 20 of that Act by the deletion and substitution of all of the items in any schedule ; and whereas it is now expedient to delete all of the items in each of those schedules as amended from time to time by Orders in Council published in the Government Gazette and to substitute the items in the respective schedules as set out in the Appendix to this order : Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, acting by and with the advice of Executive Council, and in exercise of the powers under section 21 of the Poisons Act, 1964-1970, doth hereby delete all of the items in each of the schedules referred to in section 20 of that Act and as amended from time to time by Orders in Council published in the Government Gazette and substitute the items set out in the Appendix to this Order in Council so that the items will appear in the respective schedules as also shown in the Appendix . R . D. DAVIES, Clerk of the Council . APPENDIX . FIRST SCHEDULE. A substance specified in this Schedule includes any compound and all pre- parations and admixtures containing any proportion thereof and these are therefore subject to all the restrictions of this Schedule unless specifically exempted or specifically included in any other schedule. ACONI'i'E (ROOT OF ACONITUM NAPELLUS) . ANTIMONY and substances containing more than the equivalent of 1 per cent of antimony trioxide, except antimony chlorides in polishes . ATROPINE and substances containing more than 0 .25 per cent of atropine, except atropine methonitrate or when included in the Sixth Schedule . BELLADONNA and substances containing more than 0 .25 per cent of the alka- loids of belladonna calculated as hyoscyamine . BROMINE as such . BRUCINE and substances containing more than 0 .2 per cent of brucine . COLCHICINE and substances containing more than 0 .5 per cent of colchicine . CONIINE and substances containing more than 0 .1 per cent of coniine. COTARNINE . CROTON OIL . HOMATROPINE and substances containing more than 0 .25 per cent of homa- tropine . HYDROCYANIC ACID, CYANIDES and substances for therapeutic use con- taining more than the equivalent of 0 .15 per cent of hydrocyanic acid . HYOSCINE and substances containing more than 0 .25 per cent of hyoscine, except hyoscine N-butyl-bromide . HYOSCYAMINE and substances containing more than 0 .25 per cent of hyos- cyamine . HYOSCYAMUS and substances containing more than 0 .25 per cent of alkaloids of hyoscyamus calculated as hyoscyamine . 1996 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, W .A. [15 June, 1976 . 4 LOBELIA and substances containing more that 0 .5 per cent of the alkaloids of lobelia except preparations for smoking or burning . MERCURIC CHLORIDE and substances containing more than 0 .5 per cent of mercuric chloride, except when prepared and packed to comply with the requirements of the Sixth or Seventh Schedules . MERCURIC IODIDE and substances containing more than 2 per cent of mercuric iodide, except when included in the Sixth Schedule . MERCURIC NI'r `RATE and substances containing mercuric nitrate equivalent to more than 3 per cent mercury (Hg) . MERCURIC-POTASSIUM IODIDE and substances containing it equivalent to more than 2 per cent of mercuric iodide . MERCURIC THIOCYANATE except when included in the Sixth Schedule . MERCURY, organic compounds of, and substances containing more than the equivalent of 0 .5 per cent of mercury (Hg) in organic compounds, except for therapeutic use, or when included in the Sixth Schedule . NUX VOMICA . PHOSPHORUS YELLOW and substances containing more than 0 .5 per cent of free phosphorus . SAVIN, oil of . STRAMONIUM and substances containing more than 0 .25 per cent of alkaloids calculated as hyoscyamine, except preparations for smoking or burning . STRYCHNINE except substances containing 1 per cent or less of strychnine prepared for the destruction of vermin. TANSY, oil of . VERATRUM, except for therapeutic use . Excluding, however, the substances hereinbefore mentioned when contained in any of the following :- Batteries and accumulators . Ceramics . Electrical components and electric lamps . Explosives . Fireworks other than fireworks containing arsenic . Glazed pottery . Inorganic pigments . Matches . Motor fuels and lubricants . Paints other than substances prepared for medicinal or cosmetic purposes . Paper . Photographic film . Photographic paper . Timber and wallboard . Vitreous enamels . SECOND SCHEDULE . A substance specified in this Schedule includes any compound, and all preparations and admixtures containing any proportion thereof and these are subject to all the restrictions of this Schedule unless specifically exempted or specifically included in any other Schedule . ACETIC ACID (excluding its salts and its derivatives) in substances for therapeutic use containing more than 80 per cent acetic acid . ACETYLDIHYDROCODEINE when compounded with one or more other medi- caments, in substances containing 1 per cent or less of acetyldihydro- codeine . ANTIMONY, in substances containing the equivalent of 1 per cent or less of antimony trioxide, except antimony chlorides in polishes . ATROPINE in substances containing 0 .25 per cent or less of atropine except atropine methonitrate or when included in the Sixth Schedule . 15 June, 1976 .] GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, W .A. 1997 5 BELLADONNA in substances containing 0 .25 per cent or less of the alkaloids of belladonna, calculated as hyoscyamine . BRUCINE in substances containing 0 .2 per cent or less of brucine, except when used in concentrations of 0.02 per cent or less for the denaturation of alcohol. CAMPHORATED OIL . CANTHARIDES (CANTHARIDIN) in substances containing 0 .01 per cent or less of cantharidin . CHLOROFORM and substances containing more than 10 per cent of chloro- form as such. CODEINE when compounded with one or more other medicaments in substances containing 1 per cent or less of codeine . COLCHICINE In substances containing 0 .5 per cent or less of colchicine . CONIINE in substances containing 0.1 per cent or less of coniine . DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE in substances containing 1 per cent or less of dextropropoxyphene . DEXTRORPHAN in substances containing 1 per cent or less of dextrorphan . DIAMINES, phenylene, toluene and all other alkylated benzene diamine derivatives, except when included in the Sixth Schedule . DIHYDROCODEINE when compounded with one or more other medicaments in substances containing 1 per cent or less of dihydrocodeine . ETHOHEPTAZINE in substances containing 1 per cent or less of ethoheptazine . ETHER and substances containing more than 10 per cent of ether as such . ETHYLMORPHINE when compounded with one or more other medicaments in substances containing 1 per cent or less of ethylmorphine . FERROUS SULPHATE and other iron preparations for internal use, except in substances containing 5 per cent or less of iron . FLUORIDES, including ammonium fluoride and fluorinated stannous com- pounds in substances intended for human therapeutic use containing not more than the equivalent of 3 per cent fluorine, except in dentriflces con- taining 0.5 per cent or less of fluoride ion and except in substances con- taining 15 p.p.m. or less of fluoride ion . HOMATROPINE in substances containing 0 .25 per cent or less of homatropine. HYDROCYANIC ACID AND CYANIDES in substances containing the equivalent of 0 .15 per cent or less of hydrocyanic acid . HYOSCINE and its derivatives in substances containing 0.25 per cent or less of hyoscine and/or its derivatives, except hyoscine N-butyl-bromide. HYOSCYAMINE and its derivatives in substances containing 0 .25 per cent or less of hyoscyamine and/or its derivatives . HYOSCYAMUS in substances containing 0 .25 per cent or less of alkaloids calculated as hyoscyamine. IODINE (excluding its salts and derivatives) and substances containing more than 2.5 per cent . of iodine. IODOPHORS containing more than 2 .5 per cent available iodine . LEAD SALTS and compounds of lead when prepared for medical or cosmetic use, except in substances for hair dressing containing the equivalent of 1 per cent or less of lead (Pb) . LOBELIA in substances containing 0 .5 per cent or less of the alkaloids of lobelia, except substances for smoking or burning . MEBENDAZOLE for human therapeutic use . MERCURIC AMMONIUM CHLORIDE (AMMONIATED MERCURY) . MERCURIC CHLORIDE in substances containing 0 .5 per cent or less of mercuric chloride, except when prepared and packed to comply with the requirements of the Sixth and Seventh Schedules. MERCURIC IODIDE in substances containing 2 per cent or less of mercuric iodide, except when included in the Sixth Schedule . MERCURIC NITRATE in substances containing the equivalent of 3 per cent or less of mercury (Hg) . MERCURIC OXIDE and all oxides of mercury . 1 998 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, W .A. [15 June, 1976. 6 MERCURIC POTASSIUM IODIDE in substances containing the equivalent of 2 per cent or less of mercuric iodide. MERCURY (METALLIC), as such, except in scientific instruments . MERCURY, organic compounds of, in substances containing the equivalent of 0 .5 per cent or less of mercury (Hg) in organic combination except when included in the Sixth Schedule or as a preservative in substances containing the equivalent of 0 .01 per cent or less of mercury (Hg) . NICOCODINE when compounded with one or more other medicaments in substances containing 1 per cent or less of nicocodine . NICODICODINE when compounded with one or more other medicaments in preparations containing 1 per cent or less of nicodicodine . NORCODEINE when compounded with one or more other medicaments in substances containing 1 per cent or less of norcodeine .